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Hopf-Galois module structure of quartic Galois extensions of $\mathbb{Q}$

Number Theory 2022-02-16 v3

Abstract

Given a quartic Galois extension L/QL/\mathbb{Q} of number fields and a Hopf-Galois structure HH on L/QL/\mathbb{Q}, we study the freeness of the ring of integers OL\mathcal{O}_L as module over the associated order AH\mathfrak{A}_H in HH. For the classical Galois structure HcH_c, we know by Leopoldt's theorem that OL\mathcal{O}_L is AHc\mathfrak{A}_{H_c}-free. If L/QL/\mathbb{Q} is cyclic, it admits a unique non-classical Hopf-Galois structure, whereas if it is biquadratic, it admits three such Hopf-Galois structures. In both cases, we obtain that freeness depends on the solvability in Z\mathbb{Z} of certain generalized Pell equations. We shall translate some results on Pell equations into results on the AH\mathfrak{A}_H-freeness of OL\mathcal{O}_L.

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@article{arxiv.2107.13515,
  title  = {Hopf-Galois module structure of quartic Galois extensions of $\mathbb{Q}$},
  author = {Daniel Gil-Muñoz and Anna Rio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.13515},
  year   = {2022}
}